Chapter 196

Alice's assistant was waiting by the entrance with an anxious look on her face. "Ms. Quinn, do you have extra sanitary pads on you?" she asked. Scarlett nodded. She picked up her bag and was about to retrieve one for her when the assistant said, "I have other business that I need to handle. Could you give this to Ms. Stroud? She's in the restroom over there." The assistant pointed at the restroom in question before hastily taking her leave. Scarlett frowned. She couldn't shake off the feeling that the assistant was intentionally luring her over to the restroom. After mulling over the situation briefly, Scarlett still decided to bring the sanitary pad to the restroom. When she entered, she saw Alice fixing her makeup in front of the mirror. Her lipstick was smudged near the corners of her mouth, and she looked incredibly pleased with herself. After catching a glimpse of Scarlett through the mirror, Alice asked with a smile, "How does Uncle Xavier treat you usually?" Scarlett wasn'